Ireland's
Official Irish Cottages website.
Welcome to
Ballybeg Village where we enjoy sharing our knowledge about Irish
Cottages and Thatched
Cottages and Genealogy in Ireland. Written by the
experts for the official - and one of the oldest - Irish Cottages
websites.
You will also find lots of information on Irish Insurance especially Thatched
house and thatched cottage insurance.This is a great site to explore if you are of Irish descent or are
from Ireland .Forty
Shades of Green

Those of you who research your Irish roots will be all too
aware of the difficulties involved. We trust these pages will
be of help, and we strongly recommend that you avail of the
expertise of the staff at the National Archives, the National
Library, and the relevant County Libraries. We advise on
documentary sources for Irish family research that will help maximize
your time in Ireland should you decide to come here. The
census page gives details of where you can see the 1901 census of Ireland and
the 1911 census of Ireland

The
Genealogy section includes pages on Irish Placenames, and Irish Land
division, essential for anyone who wishes to understand the
geography of Ireland and who wants to make sense of Irish records.
Advice on things Irish from 'Irish Census Records' to 'Irish
Cottages'. VIP
Information on Ireland Census
The Irisharchaeology pages are perfect for those who
want to gain an understanding of Irish archaeology wothout having to
spend years studying the subject.
Here you will find many articles about Ireland and things
pertaining to Ireland. We also provide advice on Irish
insurance. Travel insurance, House insurance with emphasis
on thatched house insurance will be found on thse pages.

Getting insurance for thatched cottages has become something of a
problem in Ireland. We give some advice in our pages. You will
also find information on other types of insurance. We live in
Ireland and so we also provide information on many things related to
Ireland. Irish genealogy, Irish Boating, Irish Castle, Irish
baby names etc. You will also find a page on car-hire in
Ireland and another on Cruiser Boat hire on the River Shannon.
enjoy your time on Ballybegvillage website.

If you share our fascination and love of Irish Thached Cottages,
Ballybeg Village is the place to be. On our Thatched Cottages
pages we have pictures and articles relating to the wonderful craft of
thatching. Chances are that your ancestor lived in a thatched
cottage or thatched farmhouse and we recommend some thatched holiday
cottages in Ireland.

Having carried out research on our own family
histories and having helped many friends in their quests for
information about their Irish family roots over the years, we would
like to share with you just how we do that research, what
records are available, where to find them, contact numbers and
addresses. etc. This is a free advice section that will be helpful
to both beginner and seasoned family history researcher!

Click here for Irish
Roots page or use menu on left to go to preferred
pages.